Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Sells 173,230 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF $ESGU

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lowered its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 68.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 79,350 shares of the company’s stock after selling 173,230 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.08% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $11,553,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ESGU. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 63.0% during the 2nd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 35.1% during the second quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 125.3% in the 2nd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 49.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PrairieView Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 16.8% during the 2nd quarter. PrairieView Partners LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock opened at $150.77 on Friday. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.18 and a fifty-two week high of $152.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $149.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $145.52. The stock has a market cap of $15.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $0.4554 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This is a positive change from iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Company Profile

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.